For Dundee, injuries to Zach Robinson, Ryan Howley, Scott Tiffoney, and Fin Robertson will be evaluated. Following injuries, Antonio Portales and Aaron Donnelly are back in the gym.
Liam Donnelly, a midfielder for Kilmarnock, is suffering a calf issue, and Corrie Ndaba, a defender, is still out with an ankle ailment.
Last five league games: Kilmarnock W D L L D; Dundee D L W D L
Top scorers overall: Marley Watkins (Kilmarnock) and Zach Robinson (Dundee), both with three points each.
Odds of the match: H 29-20 D 23-10 A 9-5
Official: David Munro
St. Johnstone (12) at Hibernian (10).
Elie Youan and Christian Doidge, two Hibernian strikers who left the game against Kilmarnock due to injuries, are anticipated to return, although Jake Doyle-Hayes (ankle), Dylan Levitt (ankle), Jojo Wollacott (thigh), Harry McKirdy (heart), and Chris Cadden (Achilles) are also expected to miss out.
Sven Sprangler, an Austrian midfielder, might make his St Johnstone debut provided his work permit application is approved in time. After recovering from a calf injury, Drey Wright is back in action, although Nicky Clark (ankle), DJ Jaiyesimi (hamstring), Ali Crawford (calf), Ross Sinclair (broken arm), and Callum Booth (back) are all expected to miss the game.
Hibernian defeated St. Johnstone 1–1 in the previous campaign. Hibernian 1, St Johnstone 2, St Johnstone 0
The previous five league games: Hibernian St. Johnstone; L L L W D L L D D L
Martin Boyle of Hibernian scored four goals, and Max Kucheriavyi of St. Johnstone scored three.
Odds of the match: H 4-7 D 29-10 A 9-2
Kevin Clancy is the referee.
Celtic (11) vs. Livingston (7).
Mikey Devlin, the captain of Livingston, is uncertain because of
Yuki Kobayashi, Mikey Johnston, and Marco Tilio are getting closer to being fit, but Nat Phillips (ankle) is still a serious question mark for Celtic. Inactive players include Liel Abada (thigh), Cameron Carter-Vickers, Maik Nawrocki (both hamstring), and Stephen Welsh (ankle).
Celtic 3 from the prior year Celtic 2, Livingston 0, Livingston 1, and Celtic 3
Livingston’s last five league games have been: D L W D D; Celtic W W D W W
Score leaders throughout all competitions: Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) and Bruce Anderson (Livingston) each scored five.
Odds of the match: H 9-1 D 24-5 A 1-4
Official: John Beaton
Hearts (5) vs. St. Mirren (2)
Ryan Flynn and James Bolton are expected to ignore any injury worries by St Mirren, leaving only striker Jonah Ayunga (knee) out of the lineup.
Odel Offiah is back in for Hearts.
Top scores across all competitions: Lawrence Shankland (Hearts), 5; Mikael Mandron (St. Mirren), 4.
Odds of the match: H 29-20 D 23-10 A 7-4
Official: Nick Walsh
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Ross County (6) versus Aberdeen (11)
Shayden Morris, a forward for Aberdeen, is still sidelined with a hamstring injury.
Scott Allardice and Max Sheaf from Ross County are getting closer to being fit. Due to chronic knee problems, midfielders Ross Callachan and Ben Paton are still out.
Ross County 0 Aberdeen 1 last year, Aberdeen 0 Ross County 0, and Ross County 1 Aberdeen 1 this year.
Ross County and Aberdeen have each lost their last five league games. L W L W D
Bojan Miovski (Aberdeen) and Simon Murray (Ross County) both scored the most goals.
Odds of the match: H 17-20 D 13-5 A 29-10
Don Robertson is the referee.
Motherwell (3) vs. Rangers (4)
Kieran Dowell, Todd Cantwell (both knee), Nico Raskin (calf), and Danilo (fractured cheekbone) will all still be out for the Rangers.
Paul McGinn, a defender for Motherwell, is back from suspension, and Pape Souare and Conor Wilkinson, who both had calf injuries, may also be included in the squad. Along with the defender Calum Butcher (foot), the strikers Mika Biereth (knee) and Jon Obika (hamstring) are still sidelined.
Motherwell 2 Rangers 4 Rangers 3 Motherwell 0 Motherwell 1 Rangers 2 from the previous season
Rangers’ last five league games: Motherwell D W W W L; L W W L
Top scorer: Callum Slattery (Motherwell) and James Tavernier (Rangers), both with four.
odds of the match: H 1-5 D 5-1 A 12-1
Arbitrator: Alan Muir
